I propose that the use of marijuana should be legalized. According to the American Journal of Nursing, marijuana is safer, less addictive and causes fewer mood alterations then tea.(Brown 13) So why are items that are less harmful then marijuana legal wh ile marijuana is not? I will show that marijuana should be legalized by disproving the reasons why people believe it should remain illegal. I will than demonstrate that the legalization of marijuana is …showed first 75 words of 633 total…

…showed last 75 words of 633 total…penalties." (Brown 13) There is no good reason to keep marijuana illegal. The reasons for legalizing the drug are many. Legalization would provide government control. Marijuana is less harmful and less addictive than other already legal drugs such as alcohol. The war on drugs is a war the United States is still loosing. The current policies that keep marijuana illegal must be changed so that the United States can take control of the existing marijuana problems